The number of active COVID-19 cases in Pasay City is now down to 18, the local government reported on Tuesday, Nov. 30. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said out of the 201 barangays in the city, 15 remain with single-digit cases. Rubiano asked the residents to still follow the basic health protocols...
The Philippine government was told to temporarily suspend the importation of chicken and other poultry products amid several outbreaks of severe bird flu in Asia and Europe. Rosendo So, chairman of Samahang Industriya sa Agrikultura (SINAG), said in a statement Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, that the...
The Antipolo City local government launched on Sunday a random sampling collection of its chickens, ducks, and turkeys as it ramps up its efforts to prevent the entry of the avian Influenza virus or bird flu in the city. (Photo from Antipolo PIO) In a Facebook post, Antipolo City Spokesperson Jun...
A total of 100 senior citizens in Pasay City received free flu and punemonia vaccines in celebration of the Filipino Elderly Week from October 1 to 7. Mayor Emi Calixto- Rubiano in recognizing the celebration elderly week with a theme of “Mahalaga sina Lolo at Lola ngayong pandemya” ordered the...
The Makati City local government opened on Wednesday the registration for its free flu and pneumonia vaccine for senior citizens. The city government said that the vaccination aims to protect the city's senior citizens against the harmful effects of flu and pneumonia, especially amid the COVID-19...
The Caloocan City government started giving free flu vaccine to its employees at the new city hall on Monday, Sept. 13. (CALOOCAN CITY PIO/MANILA BULLETIN) Mayor Oca Malapitan said the flu vaccination program aims to protect the health of the city’s frontliners. "Batid natin ang araw-araw na...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted the ban on the importation of poultry products coming from the Netherlands eight months after the European country reported a series of bird flu outbreaks. MANILA BULLETIN/file photo On August 25, Agriculture Secretary William Dar formally signed...
Residents line up even in floodwaters at the San Andres gym in Manila to get their 1st dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. (Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN/ File Photo) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public to immediately self-isolate if they experience flu-like symptoms amid the...
Landscape Gemma Cruz Araneta In the winter of 1889, Filipino ilustrados in Madrid were alarmed that the Russian flu, first spotted in Bukhara, then in St. Petersburg, attacked Madrid with ferocity after only five days. Already, 6,180 deaths were reported and in Barcelona, 52,000 were infected with...
US biotech firm Novavax on Monday said it had positive results from preclinical studies of a shot combining its influenza and COVID vaccine candidates. (FILES) This file photo illustration picture shows vials with COVID-19 Vaccine stickers attached and syringes with the logo of US biotech company...
The Philippines temporarily banned the importation of poultry products coming from the Russian Federation, which was recently hit by the dreaded bird flu or H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). This was contained in Department of Agriculture’s (DA) memorandum order (MO) no. 17, which...
The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has declared the Philippines free from avian influenza or bird flu less than a year since the fatal animal disease crept back into the poultry farms of the country. As of January 8, the country is now free of the last remaining A (H5N6) strain of the...
